Ticket-holder



(No Model.)

W. L. PBET.

TICKET HOLDER. No. 336,258. Patented Feb. 16, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VARREN L. FEET, OF MAPLE RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

TICKET-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,258, dated February 16, 1886. Application tiled December 11, 1884. Serial No. 150,098. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VARREN L. FEET, a citizen of the United States. residing at Haple Rapids, in the county of Clinton and State of Michigan, have invented certa-in new and useful Improvements in TicketAHolders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilledV in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ot'.ret' erence marked thereon, which i'orm a part of this specification.

This invention relates to ticket-holders, and has for its object to provide a simple and convenient form of ticket-holders t'or railwaycars. The invention consists in eertai n details of construction, which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a Vfront view, and Fig. 2 is a plan view, of my ticketholder.

In carrying out my invention I provide a main or back plate, A, the opposite side edges 0f which are bent slightly, forming tlanges B, as most clearly shown in Fig. 2. The ticketsupport is formed with the wings C C, preferably bent from a single plate of metal into the triangular form (more clearly shown in Fig. 2) and having its edges placed against the flanges B and soldered or otherwise suitably secured thereto. I prefer to use the flange B, as thereby a stronger and neater joint is secured.

In use the back plate is secured to the inside ofthe car, and the wings C C face in dif ferent directions, as shown. Strips D D, of crimped metal, are secured at each end to the ticket-holder, and in horizontal lines near the upperand lower ends thereof. These strips D extend from the joint of one wing with the main plate to thejoint ofthe other wing therewith, as shown. I also provide vertical strips E, arranged one midway the sides ot' each wing. Each of the strips E is secured to its respective wing in such manner that its central portion is bulged sufficiently out from the said wing.

This holder is simple in construction, and may be made at slight cost. By its use the passenger may at all times have his ticket or check in view, and the inconvenience of being repeatedly asked to exhibit same is obviated.

It will be understood that I employ one of my holders for each seat ofthe car, and arrange them so that they may be conveniently seen by the conductor at all times. By crimping the strips D and attaching them to opposite edges of the wings sufficient play may be had for the insertion of the vertical strips E, which may or may not be of spring metal, and for the insertion ot' the tickets between the wings and the strips, the t'olds of the strip expanding to allow it to accommodate itselfto the bulk ot' the tickets. As the strips E. which may be of any desired number not exceeding the n u mher ot' folds in the strip D, are held between the folds ofthe latter,they are caused to ret-ai n their relative positions and prevented from having anylateral movement. The strips E being bulged, atford an easy means of grasping the same when it is desired to insert a ticket between them and the wings. Furthermore, this bulge prevents the slipping or vertical displacement of the strips, as will be readily understood from Fig. l.

Having thus described myinvention, whatI claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

A ticket holder having a back plate, A, the ticket supporting wings, the crimped strips D, and the strips E, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VABR-EU L. PEET.

Vitliesses:

A. WARREN SnvILLE, Jenn H. ORANsoN. 

